60 Populating and Plundering the Universe

<p class="p1">We’re running out of booty on planet Earth, so billionaires are racing to mine and populate the rest of the universe. In this follow-up to our Billionaires in Space episode, we examine and applaud points made by economist Tim Jackson in his recent essay, <em>Billionaire Space Race: The Ultimate Symbol of Capitalism’s Flawed Obsession with Growth.</em></p> <p class="p2"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/123723/Ep_60_600_copy.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="315" /></p> <p class="p1">We also share an update on the crowdfunding campaign to make the documentary, <em>GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth</em> free, as of its 10^th anniversary on November 3, 2021. We are very close to making our goal.</p> <p class="p1"><strong><br /> MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:<br /></strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Billionaires in Space</em> - Episode 58 of the <em>GrowthBusters</em> podcast<br /> <a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/billionaires-in-space/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/billionaires-in-space/</a></p> <p class="p1">Make the <em>GrowthBusters</em> Movie Free - Crowdfunding Campaign<br /> <span class="s1"><a href="https://fundrazr.com/growthbustersmovie" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://fundrazr.com/growthbustersmovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><em>Dark Optimism</em> – Episode 13 of the <em>Planet in Crisis</em> podcast<br /> <span class="s1"><a href="%22" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://planetincrisis.libsyn.com/13-dark-optimism-life-after-economic-growth-a-future-worth-fighting-for</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><em>Billionaire Space Race: The Ultimate Symbol of Capitalism’s Flawed Obsession with Growth – by</em> Tim Jackson<br /> <span class="s1"><a href= "https://dave-gardner.medium.com/billionaire-space-race-7e0738703554" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://dave-gardner.medium.com/billionaire-space-race-7e0738703554</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><em>Soylent Green</em> – 1967 Feature Motion Picture starring Charlton Heston<br /> <a href=